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A new hereditary colorectal cancer network in the Middle East and eastern mediterranean countries to improve care for high-risk families.
Familial cancer - 1 Apr 2018
Ghorbanoghli Zeinab, Jabari Carol, Sweidan Walid, Hammoudeh Wail, Cortas George, Sharara Ala I, Abedrabbo Amal, Hourani Ijad, Mahjoubi Bahareh, Majidzadeh Keivan, Tözün Nurdan, Ziada-Bouchaar Hadia, Hamoudi Waseem, Diab Osama, Khorshid Hamid Reza Khorram, Lynch Henry, Vasen Hans
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) has a very high incidence in the western world. Data from registries in the Middle East showed that the incidence of CRC is relatively low in these countries. However, these data also showed that CRC incidence has increased substantially over the past three decades and that a high proportion of cases are diagnosed at an early age (<50 years). In view of these findings, more attention...
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